Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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